Striking bag



MayZ, 1939. J. ANDRE STRIKING BAG 4Filed Apri1'4,

jmvebajfon my@ ATTORNEY Patented May 2, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE1 Claim.

This invention relates to athletic bags of the striking and punchingtype, for use in gymnasium and the like, and its general object is toprovide a striking bag of the sand type, that includes reinforcing meansfor the upper end thereof and which not only acts as such, but alsoretains the bag in cylindrical formation, as well as providessubstantial means for securing the bag suspending means and the topportion of the bag thereto, the top portion providing a closure thatincludes means to allow ready access to the contents of the bag forremoving, changing or varying the same, so as to vary the weight of thebag and to allow the latter to be collapsed or folded, and thereby takeup minimum space for storage and transportation. r

A further object of the invention is to provide a striking bag thatincludes detachable, flexible suspending means therefor, with springmeans in the suspending means to render the latter substantiallyresilient.

Another object of the invention is to provide a striking bag that issimple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremelye'lcient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a View of the bag which forms the subject matter of thepresent invention with parts in section and elevation.

Figure 2 is a sectional view'taken approximate- 1y on line 2 2 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral I indicatesthe body of my bag and which may be made of heavy fabric material,leather or the like. In any event the body is of the usual cylindricalelongated formation and has a closed bottom 2, that is preferably fixedto the cylindrical portion by stitching or the like, as shown, but ofcourse the bottom and cylindrical portion may be integral.

The top 3 of the bag is preferably integral with the cylindrical portionand disposed at the juncture thereof is an annular ring or hoop 4arranged in a hem or pocket provided by stitching or otherwise securingthe top 3 to the body or cylindrical portion, as at 5, and with theportion of the material drawn taut about the hoop, as clearly shown inFigure l.

The top 3 is in the form of a ap slit laterally from the center thereofto its outer edge as at 6, with a hem 1 provided on the inner portion ofthe slit, to receive a draw string 8, with the result it will be seenthat the top in fact acts as a closure, whereby ready access may be hadto the interior of the bag for removing, changing or varying thecontents thereof, the contents being sand or the like 9.

The ring or hoop 4 is preferably formed from steel or other metal, andhas arranged at intervals about the circumference thereof openings toreceive the bolts of bolt and nut connections l0 which not only hold thehoop in place, but acts as fastening means for tabs II that are loopedin inverted U-shaped formation, as best shown in Figure 1, and the tabshave secured therein substantially triangular shaped links I2, the boltspassing through the tabs and the material of the body, about the hoop,and the bolts may be kerfed, as shown.

Received by the links `I2 are one of the ends of flexible members suchas chains I3 which are directed in converging relation and have theiropposite ends received by the hooks I4 of an eyed connecting element I5,it being noted that the Shanks of the hooks are xed within a collar I6of the connecting element.

'Ihe chains I3 and the connecting element form a part of the suspendingmeans for the bag, and the suspending means likewise includes a coilspring II that has one of its ends secured to the eye of the element I5,while its opposite end has connected thereto a flexible element such asa chain I8, which may be received by a hook as shown for suspending thebag from a suitable supporting means.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I clairr is:

A striking bag comprising a hollow cylindrical body made from heavyflexible material and having a closed bottom, weighty material such assand within the body, a closure for the upper end of the body and beingintegral therewith, said material at the juncture of the body andclosure being disposed within the body for normally arranging theclosure accordingly and secured to the body about the circumferencethereof to provide a hem, said closure being slit laterally from thecenter thereof to its outer edge to provide access means to the interiorof the body, a hem about the inner portion of the slit, a draw string inthe latter hem for drawing the closure taut and the access means closed,a flat metallic ring in the first hem, bolt and nut connections forfixing the ring therein, and suspending means for the bag and connectedto the bolts.

JIM ANDRE.

